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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Fall Planting

October 7, 2024
I love planting in the Fall. The weather is getting cooler, the bay breeze starts blowing and cleanses the air. Soon the rains will be upon us giving all the plants much-needed relief from the hot dry summer. This year I decided to try something new.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 10-07-2024

October 7, 2024
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 09-30-2024" ET Report 10-07-2024 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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UC Master Gardeners of San Joaquin County: Article

Wrangle Your Weeds - Lodi Library

October 7, 2024
Registration opens at 10:30, class begins promptly at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm. Lodi Library: 201 W Locust St, Lodi, 95240 Join us for this free class where you'll learn to identify common garden weeds and discover effective strategies to manage them.
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Staff Assembly: Article

Staff Assembly

October 7, 2024
Peruse the current and back issues of The Current, ANR Staff Assembly's monthly e-newsletter.
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Kearney news updates: Article

Ag tech demonstration coming to Kearney!

October 7, 2024
By Ryan D Puckett
A demonstration of labor-saving ag technologies is coming to Kearney thanks to the Vine Connect Field Day. On Monday, November 4th, vendors will demonstrate their array of robotics and other technologies within the crops they are designed to operate and facilitate cultivation and harvest.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Irrigation Workshop Ventura Oct 16

October 7, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Irrigation Workshop October 16 (Wednesday), 2024 2:00 5:00 P.M. UC Cooperative Extension Ventura County (California Room) 669 County Square Dr, Ventura, CA 93003 Workshop registration link: Registration 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Toxic Plants in the Garden

October 5, 2024
During the summer of 2023, I did a lot of traveling, and my garden didn't get the oversight it needed. I say oversight because my yard has a mind of its own. Just before I took off, I looked around the place and noticed a flash of red stems near the back.
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Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Heat Damage to Raspberry Foliage

October 5, 2024
By Mark P Bolda
In case you haven't heard or been outside lately, it's been real warm in the Watsonville-Salinas area the last few days.
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Pretty in pink. A jumping spider on a pink rose in a Vacaville garden peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Happy Arachtober!

October 4, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's October and Arachtober: the month to celebrate spiders and other arachnids. As arachnologists will tell you, arachnids are arthropods that include spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroons.
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